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Leaving your parents behind to live in a strange place with people you don't know may sound overwhelming. However, you quickly get over that feeling when you get on campus for move in day and realize you made the right decision. You will meet so many different people and have the opportunity to participate in different events and clubs. Take advantage of all of these opportunities because they are what make your first year at college memorable. Don't overwhelm yourself though, you're at this institution to get an education and overdoing it can cause your grades to slip. Don't be scared to try new things and egage with people you normally wouldn't. Those things may turn out to be your calling in life or that person may become your best friend. Remember that almost everyone there is looking to make new friends too so don't be afraid to go up to someone and introduce yourself. I guarantee if you follow my advice, these will be some of your most memorable years!

If I were to go back and talk to my high school senior self I would first warn myself of the widespread competition. In addition, I would tell myself to order text books in advance and study them prior to arriving on campus (mainly for Chemistry). Knowing me, I probably would not take that advice, so, I may as well give myself easier advice. I would instead tell myself that the transition is difficult, but as long as I keep in touch with my high school friends and make friends at college in the beginning rather than soley sticking with my roommate, I should be fine. The main problem for me was my unfortunate fall out with my roommate, my only friend my first two weeks of school. Once she was gone, it was difficult to fill my time. It would be beneficial to be able to tell myself about the unfortunate situation.

Makaela, it may seem as though your parents and academic counselors are pressuring you about class placement and curriculum, but what they say is absolutely true. When you sign up for classes in college, all of the AP credits and IB credits contribute to your college credits! So do not let the opportunity to take college classes in high school pass you by. Once you get into college, you'll feel overwhelmed academically. But if you already come in with credits you'll be off to a much better start. That being said, take advantage of the classes you can take in college! Challenge yourself, and explore new areas of interest. College is the best time to widen your world and explore new areas of knowldege. I will admit, social life, community service, and other activities on campus are a large portion of the college life. But do not underestimate the classes and knowledge offered to you.

“Sarah’s gay,” or, “Tom had sex with Angie,” or even, “Margaret said she wants to commit suicide,” are nasty bullet-in-the-heart type of rumors that will zoom throughout high-school at the speed of light. Remember, rumors are like traffic: A busy NYC lawyer could take the elevator down to scream at the traffic outside his office or he could just choose to ignore the noise. Especially if the rumor is about you stay out of it. Trust me; you are doing the right thing. Focus on developing yourself so that one day you will shed light upon the gossipers. Only you know what you want and where your heart wants to be. See your life now as a diamond in the rough- nothing but a pebble. When you ask, "Why do we have to learn this?" think of all the different points of light on a diamond as ways to appreciate life. If all you did for four years was to play video games, you’d become a brainwashed couch potato and your diamond a lumpy rock with one random facet on its side. Let’s be honest here. No one wants to be that rock.

If i could go back to my senior year in highschool, i would've had less fun & worked more to save money --not for prom but for college.

If I was to give my high school self some advice, I would tell myself to forget my insecurities, and that everything will be alright. In high school, I was shy and built this wall between myself and the world around me. My parents got divorced my freshman year, and this resulted in my anxiety disorder and depression. I constantly worried about not having friends and despising myself. When I think back to what my insecurities were about, and how they tortured me in my head, I laugh. How silly are those things to me now. In fact, so many high school drama stories are laughable after a few short years. If I could pass on this knowledge and confidence with my advice, I would. If I were to relive high school, I would walk the hallways with my head held high, and I would stand up for myself no matter who tried to put me down. Every small comment from the school bully or it girl would be defended with my confidence in my intelligence and genius sarcasm. I would leave those hallways everyday confident in what I would become once I graduate, and that is something special.

I would tell myself to focus and never give up. Don't listen to any who has any negative words on what I'm doing. If I believe I can do it, then go for it. You have to give it your all and never quit.

I would say, wake up! You're young, happy, healthy and quite stress free. Now is the time for you to get on top because college is fun but gets tough when you are juggling a job, school, relationships, paying rent, a life and all the other stresses life brings on. Take every oppurtunity you have to raise the funds you need for school. Research, plan, stick to your guns and put your nose to the grindstone. If you do this, you will look up at the age of 22 with your whole life ahead of you and a Bachelors degree with your name on it. You will want this more than you can imagine a few years from now. "Don't let anybody tell you that you can't do something...if you want something, go get it, period". This is your one shot at life and you have to squeeze every drop out of it you can, so get ahead and enjoy the ride! P.S. Alchohol is expensive and is not as much fun as you think, stay away.

College life is nothing like how I imagined it when I was beginning to think about my path in a post-secondary institution. Sure, college brochures do an excellent job of “glittering” and highlighting all the fortes of an institution, but the actual “college experience” is dependent on ones actions, encounters, and ability to work with what is given. If I could give my high school-senior-self advice it would be to come into college with an open mind. My life at Boston University from that of my life in Arizona is approximately 99.99{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} different. Coming to BU for the first time, the transition was rough. Adjusting to change must be faced with positivity. For example, at the beginning I complained endlessly about the cold weather. However, now I view the weather as a happening that I never experienced in Arizona, rather than attributing to a miserable day. Thus, I would tell my high school-senior-self to always keep an open mind to change. Not only will this help me in future endeavors that I possess, but also I will be happier given that in life change is the only constant.

The advice I would give my senior self knowing what I know now about college life and the difficult transitions I have struggled with is you should have started college right after graduation,because learning would have been a lot easier and you would not forget everything you learned in high school everything would have remained fresh in your mind and you would have fit in better among all of the high school kids that are there now.The transition from high school to college would have been a lot easier for me back when I was eighteen years old instead of now that I am in my forties.Getting through all of my classes would have been a whole lot simpler back then as well.